Lin Zhilan was about to leave, but seeing all this, she couldn't move on.

She didn't take it immediately, but looked at Chang San seriously. "Dr. Chang, I can't accept something for nothing. Is there something you need my help with?"

Chang San's lips moved slightly, "I... my daughter Shen Man, her legs are also a sequela of polio."

Lin Zhilan was slightly taken aback, then connected the dots of what had happened earlier.

Chang San got angry because of Liu Feng's matter, and also because of the little girl who fell down and leaned against the wall that day.

"How old was she when she got the disease? How old is she now?" Lin Zhilan asked.

"Four years old, will turn 10 this winter," Chang San replied immediately.

Lin Zhilan did not refuse again and took the notebook.

"The military hospital is open to the public; no one says your daughter can't come for treatment."

"Thank you, Dr. Lin. You are very kind." Chang San's gloomy face finally showed a different expression, and his features softened a bit.

Lin Zhilan waved her hand and said nothing more.

Just then, the sound of a door bolt being pulled came from behind.

Aunt Yu came out of the house and saw Lin Zhilan standing outside. She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Zhilan, why are you back so early? How long have you been standing there? Why didn't you call me to open the door?"

"Not long, it's still early, I don't want to wake you up."

Aunt Yu nodded to Chang San and pulled her into the house. "You have no idea, Linlin was so good to her grandfather yesterday that she almost took a boat to Guangzhou to find you."

The door was closed again by Aunt Yu, and Chang San could no longer see Lin Zhilan.

He exhaled a breath, slammed his hand on the door, and excitedly turned to find eggs in the chicken coop to give his wife and daughter a treat.

Lin Zhilan returned to the house; the two children were still not awake.

Xu Yueyun came out of the room, wearing a coat, and whispered, "Zhilan's back. Why so early?"

"Mom, there happened to be a boat last night, so I came back on the way."

Xu Yueyun clicked her tongue. "You must not have slept well. It's still early. Go and sleep with Linlin for a while. I'll wake you up after breakfast."

"Okay, thank you, Mom."

Lin Zhilan put down her bag and went into her daughter's room.

Linlin was sleeping peacefully, but probably because she was hot, she kicked the blanket to her feet and spread her hair all over the pillow.

Lin Zhilan stood by the bed, looked at her daughter for a while, and couldn't help but smile.

She covered the child with the blanket and then gently lay down next to her daughter.

Linlin turned over in a daze, touched the hem of Lin Zhilan's clothes, grabbed it tightly, and fell asleep again.

I stood all day in class yesterday, and then I took a boat trip.

Finally home and lying down, exhaustion washed over her, and Lin Zhilan fell into a deep sleep, holding her daughter.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Zhilan felt a pair of soft little hands touching her face.

She curled the corners of her lips into a smile and pretended to be asleep with her eyes closed.

Immediately afterwards, a warm, soft little mouth pressed against her forehead, gently kissing her brow.

After Linlin finished kissing her, she withdrew her hand contentedly and snuggled back into her mother's arms.

Lin Zhilan's eyelashes trembled, and she hugged her daughter tightly.

Linlin exclaimed "Ah!" and then giggled.

"Mom's back."

"Yes," Lin Zhilan kissed her several times on the cheek, "Who stole a kiss from Mommy just now?"

"It's the baby." Linlin said confidently, hugging her mother's neck and refusing to let go.

"Get up, get dressed, it's time to go out for breakfast."

"Don't get up, I want Mommy to hold me." Linlin clung to her mother as if afraid of being lost.

Helpless, Lin Zhilan had no choice but to put the clothes on her and carry her out to wash up.

People say that a day apart feels like three autumns.

Linlin hasn't been with her mother for two nights; she doesn't know how many autumns have passed.

Even brushing her teeth required her to stand between her mother's legs.

Lin Zhilan sighed, "If you stand like that, the bubbles from Mommy's mouth will fall on your head."

Linlin took a small step forward. "Can I stand here, Mom?"

"Fine, fine, you can stand there." Lin Zhilan said, both angry and amused.

Jiang Chengzhou got up at this moment and rushed over to his aunt, almost hitting her before stopping the car. "Auntie, you're finally back! I've missed you so much!"

"Okay, okay, I know, I miss you all too. Hurry up and wash up and eat, okay?"

"Okay!"

Xu Yueyun smiled as she looked at Jiang Chengzhou and Linlin and shook her head. These two little ones were listless yesterday, but as soon as Zhilan came back today, they were like they had come back to life.

Even just having breakfast makes the courtyard incredibly lively.

In the courtyard across the street, Chang San placed a steamed egg custard on the table and pushed it in front of Shen Man. "Eat up, Dad has good news for you after you finish eating."

Shen Man was momentarily stunned by the laughter and chatter coming from the other side.

She looked at the bowl in front of Chang San.

There was just one lone multigrain steamed bun inside.

Shen Man picked up the bowl, intending to give half of the steamed egg custard to Chang San.

"I won't eat it, I don't like eating this." Chang San quickly tried to block it with his hand.

Shen Man looked at him expressionlessly and said, "If you're not going to eat, I won't eat either."

Chang sighed, knowing his daughter's stubbornness, and could only move his hand away.

"Alright, alright, that's enough."

After taking a couple of bites, Chang San immediately took the bowl back. "Eat up, Dad has something to tell you after you finish."

"Um."

Shen Man lowered her head and quickly finished eating what was in her bowl.

Chang San said with relief, "Manman, I've already spoken with Dr. Lin. Tomorrow I'll take you to your father's workplace so she can take a look at your leg."

Shen Man rubbed the chopsticks on the table with her hands. "It can't be cured."

"Why can't it be cured?!" Chang San said seriously, "Comrade Liu Feng over there, didn't you secretly see him? Dad examined his leg, and it's much better than before. Dr. Lin can definitely cure it, and she can cure your leg too."

The sound of chopsticks rolling on the table disappeared, and Shen Man lowered her head. "How much?"

"What?" Chang San took a moment to react, then licked his chapped lips. "Dad has money. Now Dad has a proper job and gets a salary every month."

Shen Man thought of the aunt jumping down from the wall, and after a long while, she nodded slightly.

Chang San's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, suppressing the rising sourness.

"I've prepared the food and it's in the pot. Heat it up yourself for lunch and eat with Mom. Be careful when using fire, and make sure to clean up the area around the stove after you're done..."

Every day was the same thing, and Chang San would repeat himself over and over again.

Shen Man never found it annoying and agreed to every word.

After giving his instructions, Chang San hurriedly went to work.

Lin Zhilan had a bicycle and, with her two children, arrived at the hospital before him.

"Dr. Chang." This time, Lin Zhilan took the initiative to greet him.

After all, he was still holding the handwritten copy that the other person had given him.

Chang San forced a smile, "Dr. Lin."

Lin Zijun's eyes widened. "Master? You haven't been possessed, have you?"

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